Events from the year 1937 in France.
Incumbents President: Albert Lebrun President of the Council of Ministers: Léon Blum (until 22 June), Camille Chautemps (starting 22 June)
Events April – The arrival of a young male Kouprey and other animals from Indochina in the Vincennes Zoo. 1 May – General strike in Paris. 21 June – Coalition government of Léon Blum resigns.
Sport 30 June – Tour de France begins. 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Roger Lapébie.
Births
21 January – François Boutin, Thoroughbred horse trainer (died 1995) 8 February – Françoise Claustre, archaeologist (died 2006) 13 February – Andrée Brunin, poet (died 1993) 4 March – Barney Wilen, saxophonist and jazz composer (died 1996) 8 March – André Aschieri, politician (died 2021) 21 March – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 1973) 31 March – Claude Allègre, politician and scientist (died 2025) 6 May – Louis Besson, politician (died 2026) 12 May – Dominique Chaboche, politician and MEP (died 2005) 24 May – Maryvonne Dupureur, Olympic athlete (died 2008) 12 July – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (died 2026) 22 July Jean-Claude Lebaube, road racing cyclist (died 1977) Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz, politician (died 2019) 26 August – Nina Companeez, screenwriter and film director (died 2015) 15 September – Jean-Claude Decaux, advertising executive (died 2016) 31 October – Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, journalist (died 2020) 14 November – Marion Créhange, computer scientist (died 2022)
Deaths 31 January – Marguerite Audoux, novelist (born 1863) 12 March – Charles-Marie Widor, organist and composer (born 1844) 16 March – Edith Clark, aviator and parachutist (born 1904) 18 March – Mel Bonis, composer (born 1858) 10 May – Paul Émile Chabas, painter (born 1869) 2 June – Louis Vierne, organist and composer (born 1870) 16 October – Jean de Brunhoff, writer and illustrator (born 1899) 28 December – Maurice Ravel, composer and pianist (born 1875)
See also List of French films of 1937
References